Placard Collection

Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D. Shanly

The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York…, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York: Democratic procession passing the New York Hotel, 1862

Les Funerailles des Morts de la Revolution; Un hommage de l'armee revolutionnaire... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Funerailles des Morts de la Revolution; Un hommage de l'armee revolutionnaire: soldats portant une couronne surmontee de cette inscription en lettres d'or, sur fond rouge: , 1917

The Hero Danshichi Kurobei in Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami, Mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Hero Danshichi Kurobei in Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami, Mid-19th century

The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, [London], 1857. The nomination took place...at the Triangle, Kennington-park...Mr

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons

The stairs where Willem van Oranje was murdered, bullet holes and sign, 1835. Creator: Gerrit Lamberts
The stairs where Willem van Oranje was murdered, bullet holes and sign, 1835. View from the hall of the stairs in the Prinsenhof in Delft where Willem van Oranje was murdered by Balthasar Gerards

Les fetes de la victoire a New-York; les herauts d'armes de la 1st division Americaine, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Les fetes de la victoire a New-York; les herauts d'armes de la 1st division Americaine, 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Parade On Pennsylvania Ave. West Virginia G.A.R. Unit, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Parade On Pennsylvania Ave
Parade On Pennsylvania Ave, [Washington, DC], West Virginia G.A.R. Unit, 1915. [Members of the Grand Army of The Republic march through the streets. Placard: Company B, 61st O.V.V.I

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

The Lambeth Election - the Hustings on Kennington Common, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Lambeth Election - the Hustings on Kennington Common, 1850....nomination of candidates for the representation in Parliament of the [London] borough of Lambeth...a considerable number of persons

In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in

[Untitled photo]: New York City street scene, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled photo]: New York City street scene. Trade union members picketing Macy's

Mass meeting of WPA workers parading up Market Street, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers parading up Market Street, San Francisco, California. The meeting was held in protest to cuts made by Congress in relief appropriations

Mass meeting of WPA workers parading up Market Street, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers parading up Market Street, San Francisco, California. The meeting was held in protest to cuts made by Congress in relief appropriations

Mass meeting of WPA workers parading up Market Street, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers parading up Market Street. San Francisco, California. The meeting was held in protest to cuts make by Congress in relief appropriations

In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in

The Great City Meeting at Guildhall - (Exterior), 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great City Meeting at Guildhall - (Exterior), 1850....a meeting was held in the Guildhall, [in London], which was crowded to excess...Mr

The Freedom of Election, published June 22, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
The Freedom of Election, published June 22, 1818

Plate Seven of 38, from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Plate Seven of 38, from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796-99

Street meeting, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Street meeting. San Francisco, California

Four firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, New York, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

Firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

Poster from Womens March on Washington with We re NOT going back”
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

Sign from Womens March on Washington with When you hurt me you hurt
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

Sign from Womens March on Washington with "For such a time as this
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

Poster from Womens March on Washington with I m not giving up, 2017
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

Poster from Womens March on Washington reading "Juntos se puede", 2017
The election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States of America prompted worldwide protests in January 2017

Placard calling for reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, ca. 2001. Creator: Unknown
A handmade placard that reads " GIVE / ENOUGH! / REPARATIONS / NOW!" on one side. On 31 May-1 June 1 1921, mobs of White residents

Program for Coon Town Suffragettes, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A four page program for the silent short film Coon Town Suffragettes. On the first page of the program is a woman standing on a pedestal like box appearing to address a larger group of women

Placard stating "I AM A MAN"carried by Arthur J
A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. I Am a Man is a declaration of civil rights

Placard for the 300 Men March, 2015. Creator: COR Health Institute
In August 2015, the 300 Men March, an anti-violence group based in Baltimore, marched all night from Baltimore to Washington DC to protest against violent crime

Placard from memorial march reading "HONOR KING: END RACISM!", 1968
A placard comprised of black ink on white (yellowing) card stock. Text reads [HONOR/ KING: / END/ RACISM!]. There is a small hole at the top where the placard would have been stapled to wood

Poster reading "Race is not a crime"used at Baltimore protests, April 2015
This protest poster is white and has text that reads [Race / is not / a crime]. The text is handwritten in black marker and there is a brown stain on the bottom of the poster just left of center

Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory"by Studio A, 2015
This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads " Liberty/ And/ Justice". The back is blank

Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l Acadé
Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l Academie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture

Night-scene in a Dublin-street, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Night-scene in a Dublin-street, 1844. Crowds celebrate after Irish nationalist politician Daniel O Connell was released from prison. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Pair of Stereograph Views of General Jacob S. Coxeys Army of the Unemployed, 1850s-1910s

Procession to The Hustings After A Successful Canvass, April 30, 1784. April 30, 1784
Procession to The Hustings After A Successful Canvass, April 30, 1784

Placard Erected by Mr. Rhodes, 1900. Creator: Hancox
Placard Erected by Mr. Rhodes, 1900. Cecil John Rhodes was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896

Hoch the Kaiser! : cheering crowds in the streets, Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933). Pictures of the two Kaisers, Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Josef of Austria

Russians praying for the success of their forces, Petrograd, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Citizens offering up prayers for the victory of Russias arms

The French Call to Arms: Reservists joining the Colours in Paris, 1920. Creator: Unknown
The French Call to Arms: Reservists joining the Colours in Paris, c1914, (c1920). Street singers and others joining up at the beginning of the First World War

Civil servants protesting against salary cuts, London, October 1931, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Civil servants protesting against salary cuts, London, October 1931, (1935). Protest Against Economy Cuts...a mass demonstration of an entirely peaceful nature

Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Campaigners for womens suffrage wearing sandwich boards criticising the then British government

Highbury Grove in 1846 - Dedicated by permission to the inhabitants, 1846. Artist
Highbury Grove in 1846 - Dedicated by permission to the inhabitants, 1846. View showing the Megatherium Mansion, Dinotherium Dining Room, Fossil Oyster Rooms, and Fossil Highbury Barn

Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no: 14, 1784
Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no:14, 1784. An election procession including the Duchess of Devonshire and two other ladies (probably Lady Duncannon and Mrs Crewe)

The Kentish lottery - or a new way to pay old debts, 1819. The Duke of Kent and Lord Mayor of London Sir Matthew Wood advertising a lottery scheme

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